Bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) to reform the over-the-counter (OTC) monograph system passed the U.S. House of Representatives this evening by voice vote. The bill, H.R. 5333, the Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act, modernizes the monograph framework and allows new, safe products to come to market more quickly while… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has introduced legislation to expand access to health savings accounts (HSAs) and fix a technicality that prohibits individuals that are receiving social security benefits from contributing to their HSA accounts. Latta authored the legislation after constituents who had been affected by the issue reached out to the Congressman’s office.
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It just takes listening to one father or mother who has lost a loved one to an opioid overdose to understand the devastating effect that this crisis is having across the country. When you listen to their stories you understand that no matter your circumstances, this problem can hit home very quickly and unexpectedly.
The Energy and Commerce Committee, on which I serve, recently heard… Read more »
Over the past two weeks, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed nearly 50 bipartisan bills combating the opioid crisis. Included in the package of bills was the INFO Act, authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), which would improve access to data and grant information for advocates, state and local governments, law enforcement, pharmacists, and health care… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) to combat the opioid crisis. H.R. 4284, the INFO Act, will establish an accessible database for information and resources that can be used by health care providers, state and local governments, pharmacists, advocates, and law enforcement. Additionally, the INFO Act will track… Read more »
Legislation that Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has co-sponsored, the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act, was approved by the House of Representatives last evening. As it has already passed the Senate, it now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The Childhood Cancer STAR Act is the most comprehensive childhood cancer… Read more »
Over the past two weeks, the Energy and Commerce Committee has passed nearly sixty bills to combat the opioid crisis including legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), the INFO Act. That legislation was passed by the committee last week and would improve the availability of information on the epidemic for state and local governments, health care providers, law… Read more »
Today, legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) to combat the opioid crisis, H.R. 4284, the Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act, was approved by the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee. The INFO Act helps state and local governments, advocates, health care providers, and law enforcement by collecting and aggregating data and information relating… Read more »
Bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) to reform the outdated over-the-counter (OTC) monograph system was approved by the Energy and Commerce Committee this morning. The bill, H.R. 5333, the Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act, modernizes the monograph framework and allows new, safe products to come to market more quickly… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), a leader in Congress on addressing the opioid crisis, spoke about the impact of the epidemic for communities across Ohio at an Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Health hearing. The rare two-day hearing, entitled, “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Prevention and Public Health Solutions,” is focused on more than 20 different bills aimed at… Read more »
